As of this writing, we’re quickly approaching the June 1, 2021 deadline for one of the most important FCC filings Ohio television stations will make this year (or any year!) -...
Read moreOver opposition from the broadcast industry, the FCC last month unanimously adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) to require specific, standardized disclosures relating to broadcast material paid for or...
Read moreIt’s hard to believe that nearly six months have passed since the FCC’s “new” local public notice rules and procedures—which are triggered upon the filing of various FCC applications—took effect...
Read moreThe Media Bureau recently issued a Public Notice (the “Notice”) kindly “reminding” commercial broadcast station licensees that “every ‘sharing’ agreement pertaining to the operation of the station, whether involving the...
Read morePolitical file consent decrees continue to be inked between the Commission and various radio broadcasters at a fairly steady clip. By our count, approximately a dozen additional political file consent...
Read moreIn a widely anticipated Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Notice”), the FCC is seeking comment on its proposal to require specific, standardized disclosures relating to broadcast material paid for or...
Read moreAs of this past Friday, October 30, 2020, the FCC’s new local public notice rules and procedures—which are triggered upon the filing of various FCC applications — are now in...
Read moreTV broadcasters face another extremely important deadline this week: This Thursday, October 1, 2020, is the deadline for TV broadcasters to make their triennial carriage elections for the January 1,...
Read moreWe write to remind you that Ohio radio stations: (1) should have aired their final post-license renewal application filing announcement on August 16, 2020; and (2) must place in their...
Read moreWe have learned that many radio broadcasters across the country whose recent license renewal applications have yet to be granted (or denied) have begun receiving correspondence from the Media Bureau,...
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